Anxiety appears because your brain has flagged something as a possible threat. The discomfort feels intolerable, so you seek certainty. Someone reassures you. Your anxiety drops. That drop feels like relief. And thus the cycle begins.

Paying close attention to a body sensation makes that sensation stronger. This is simply how attention works. The more closely you monitor your anxiety, the more intense and "loud" the sensations become.

Emetophobia, or the intense fear of vomiting, is a specific phobia that can significantly disrupt daily life.

Sleepless? One of the most effective and widely recommended treatments for insomnia is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I).

Exposure therapy is a cornerstone of evidence-based treatment for anxiety disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

When our fears involve imagined situations that we can’t replicate in the real world, we use imaginal exposure for anxiety treatment.

See what happens in our body when our brains perceive a possible threat (yes, it is just like it was for our cavemen ancestors).

GAD is that nagging, annoying, and relentless nasty voice in your head reminding you of everything that can possibly go wrong.

Fear is to anxiety as concrete is to imagined, actual is to forecast, or today is to tomorrow. In CBT, we address both with effective tools.

CBT is a focused model of therapy that aims to reduce current symptoms, address specific problems, and build skills in a short time period.

In cognitive psychology, we group unhelpful mental shortcuts - called cognitive distortions - in categories that describe each one of them.

OCD is a mental health illness that encompasses obsessions, compulsions, or both. Motivation and self-disclosure can help overcome OCD.

Evidence-based treatment for anxiety can take several forms. In TEAM-CBT, we categorize anxiety interventions in four groups.